How to Become a Church that Welcomes Women Pastors
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2021 Writing Contest Top 15 Winner! In retrospect, I shouldn’t have been surprised that one of my church’s leading
December 1, 2021
Topic: Leadership in Church / Ministry
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Women and Men Leading Together: Partnering in Ministry as a Single Woman with guest Melodie Marske
This week on the Men and Women Leading Together thread: “When women and men have flourishing partnerships in ministry, we do our best work, our most effective work for
November 29, 2021
“It’s a Shame You’re a Girl”: Becoming the Sort of Woman Who Wants to Preach
I was fifteen years old and standing against a wall of the church after the Sunday service, waiting for my parents to quit yakking so
November 24, 2021
It’s Time to Empower the Mighty Gideon-Women of Ministry
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2021 Writing Contest Top 15 Winner! My oldest daughter is turning eighteen this month. These past few years, as
November 17, 2021
Why Can’t Women Do That?
Why Can’t Women Do That? is the best overall book for lay people on the roles of women in the church! In Why Can’t Women Do That? Philip B. Payne and
November 11, 2021
Jesus’s Female Disciples…and Why They Weren’t Among “The Twelve”
Jesus was routinely controversial and countercultural. So why didn’t he confront the misogyny and patriarchy of his day when he chose his inner circle of
November 10, 2021
Even Egalitarian Churches Limit Women’s Leadership
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2021 Writing Contest Top 15 Winner! If you were to walk into any church on a Sunday morning and
November 3, 2021
Book Review: The Ministry of Women in the New Testament: Reclaiming the Biblical Vision for Church Leadership
Dorothy Lee’s work on ministering women displays exemplary research and is especially well written. It has affirmed and expanded many of my views; it has
October 25, 2021
Created in God’s Image: Theological and Social Impact
26 Then God said, “Let us make a human being in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds
October 25, 2021
A Glimpse into the Life of a Courageous Woman: The Story of Emilienne Niangui Loubota
In a time when women in the West and certain other countries are standing up for their rights, especially through the MeToo movement, I am
October 25, 2021